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(Telegraph)   Italy's last prince is now making a pretty penne   (telegraph.co.uk) divider line
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mama2tnt
2016-07-13 9:05:19 PM  
He has hired a chef, Mirko Paderno, and sells dishes like fettucine with shrimp and clams or linguine with truffles for as little as $15.


"As little as $15"? From a food truck? The cheapest-to-make food.
 
ecmoRandomNumbers [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-13 9:52:41 PM  
I really thought this was going to be about porn. I leave here disappointed.
 
Paris1127 [TotalFark]
2016-07-13 10:10:10 PM  

ecmoRandomNumbers: I really thought this was going to be about porn. I leave here disappointed.


When in Italy, it's vital that you pronounce both Ns in penna (pen) and penne. Unless you want an Italian man to offer you his pene...
 
Nothing To See Here [TotalFark]
2016-07-13 11:21:53 PM  
Purple Reign
 
englaja
2016-07-13 11:26:19 PM  
Thank you to Subby for giving me my first laugh of the day with that headline.

I hope things alla panna out for the Prince.

/I got nothing
 
jaytkay [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-13 11:26:29 PM  

mama2tnt: "As little as $15"? From a food truck? The cheapest-to-make food.


Yeah it was cool story until I hit that, $15.

Then it sounded like douchewagon playing the part of food truck at exclusive parties in Malibu and Beverly Hills.
 
Harry_Seldon
2016-07-13 11:27:13 PM  
Just think...any male child heir of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi could run a "Prince of Persia" food truck.
 
Bedstead Polisher
2016-07-13 11:32:45 PM  

mama2tnt: He has hired a chef, Mirko Paderno, and sells dishes like fettucine with shrimp and clams or linguine with truffles for as little as $15.


"As little as $15"? From a food truck? The cheapest-to-make food.


Seafood and truffles aren't cheap.
 
Sin'sHero [TotalFark]
2016-07-13 11:35:22 PM  
Any dishes called Lampedusa?
 
TedCruz'sCrazyDad
2016-07-13 11:35:59 PM  

mama2tnt: He has hired a chef, Mirko Paderno, and sells dishes like fettucine with shrimp and clams or linguine with truffles for as little as $15.


"As little as $15"? From a food truck? The cheapest-to-make food.


Rent may be lower, but food costs are the same.
 
GreenSun
2016-07-13 11:37:46 PM  
Well, good attitude on him! Even when your life crashes down and what's supposed to be yours is taken away, don't just die like a weakling. You have to do something about your life to be happy and successful. Show them your pride and honor.
 
RanDomino
2016-07-13 11:38:17 PM  
Too bad the British can't do this. I'm not going to pay $15 for a bunch of jellied eels and pease pudding.
 
Resident Muslim [OhFark]
2016-07-13 11:38:43 PM  

Harry_Seldon: Just think...any male child heir of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi could run a "Prince of Persia" food truck.


Have the truck at the beach 24 hours a day and call it's "Sands of Time"?
:)

Well played, Subby.

As for the prince, more power to him. He was only allowed back into his country 14 years ago.
I really hope his reality show was more of a DIY show with details, otherwise sounds really boring.
Then again maybe he had a personality that carried the show.
Wouldn't know, my Italian doesn't go further than "hello", "goodbye" (same word FTW!), good morning, omelette and other really basic stuff.

/and coffee. Sweet. Sweet. Coffee.
//well, bitter and acidic...but so sweet to me.
///coffee.
 
LordOfThePings [OhFark]
2016-07-13 11:40:07 PM  
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jaytkay [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-13 11:42:46 PM  

Bedstead Polisher: Seafood and truffles aren't cheap.


True. Good point. Now the idea doesn't seem so odd. My local farmers market has $7 & $8 dishes (we have normal priced vegetables & fruit & herbs, too).

So at $15 maybe he can do OK in Beverly Hills & Malibu & Pacific Palisades & Santa Monica
 
Bedstead Polisher
2016-07-13 11:47:08 PM  

jaytkay: Bedstead Polisher: Seafood and truffles aren't cheap.

True. Good point. Now the idea doesn't seem so odd. My local farmers market has $7 & $8 dishes (we have normal priced vegetables & fruit & herbs, too).

So at $15 maybe he can do OK in Beverly Hills & Malibu & Pacific Palisades & Santa Monica


Plus he has the "ooh a prince!" factor. People may be willing to pay for the novelty of it.
 
chewynathan
2016-07-13 11:50:36 PM  
Fredo, Fredo was weak Michael.
 
Harry_Seldon
2016-07-13 11:51:20 PM  

Resident Muslim: Harry_Seldon: Just think...any male child heir of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi could run a "Prince of Persia" food truck.


Have the truck at the beach 24 hours a day and call it's "Sands of Time"?
:)


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crinz83
2016-07-13 11:51:50 PM  
"I shall vanquish my foe. I shall avenge the sins against my ancesters. I shall......    WHAT??? Napkins? uh... yeah over there. next to the pepper shaker

                    I shall return the throne to the rightful bloodline... i shall..
 
Numbat
2016-07-13 11:54:07 PM  

jaytkay: Bedstead Polisher: Seafood and truffles aren't cheap.

True. Good point. Now the idea doesn't seem so odd. My local farmers market has $7 & $8 dishes (we have normal priced vegetables & fruit & herbs, too).

So at $15 maybe he can do OK in Beverly Hills & Malibu & Pacific Palisades & Santa Monica


The town I'm living in now, not anywhere special, a plate of bad spaghetti with watery marinara will run you $10. Handmade pasta doesn't seem outrageous at $15 to me.
 
PluckYew [TotalFark]
2016-07-14 12:06:54 AM  
Just stopped by to say good one subby!  HOY Punny candidate
 
rebelyell2006 [BareFark]
2016-07-14 12:17:52 AM  
The heir to the King of Italy's throne has tattoos?
 
Mr. Shabooboo
2016-07-14 12:28:54 AM  
He sells his pasta near and farfalla ..
 
mamoru
2016-07-14 1:25:07 AM  
Does he have the penne all'arrabbiata, and will I need a tray?
 
Daesh Rip Rock
2016-07-14 1:32:34 AM  

jaytkay: mama2tnt: "As little as $15"? From a food truck? The cheapest-to-make food.

Yeah it was cool story until I hit that, $15.

Then it sounded like douchewagon playing the part of food truck at exclusive parties in Malibu and Beverly Hills.


Why does that make him a "douchewagon"?  The last food truck I ate from was obviously there to cater to the construction workers who were building an apartment complex.  The cost was negligible to me.  I'm probably one of the few if not the only residents of my neighborhood who stopped by and grabbed a taco.

I got two of them in fact, and they were pretty craptastic tacos.

Sometimes I hear an ice cream truck on my street.  Now that guy is going after people who actually live here,  I've never checked it out, but I'm sure I could buy ice cream and frozen popsicles a lot cheaper at a store.

Does that make the Ice Cream Man a "douchewagon" too?

If he can stay in business charging what he does and people keep buying his overpriced pasta, isn't that just the American way?

I mean, here's a guy who if history hadn't been what it was might be sitting on the throne in Rome like his ancestors did.

There must be a point where the offspring of royalty go from saying "My daddy is king of Italy!" to humbly saying they are descended from a former king who was deposed.

This guy did nothing to deserve being born a prince, but it seems like he is doomed to carry that title according to some of you.   If the Italian monarchy had survived and he were on the throne today people would hate him.  And as history turned out, people still hate him.  Why?    I'm not sure exactly.

I mean who the hell aspires to be the owner of a food truck even if it is one that overcharges for pasta?
 
TuteTibiImperes
2016-07-14 1:44:58 AM  
That's nothing, the former King of Spain now works at the Pizza Pizza and occasionally drives the Zamboni for the Leafs.
 
make me some tea [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-14 1:47:53 AM  
That dude has no Italian DNA at all. Looks rather English actually.

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Harry_Seldon
2016-07-14 2:11:21 AM  

make me some tea: That dude has no Italian DNA at all. Looks rather English actually.

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With European Royalty, they were all basically German.
 
make me some tea [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-14 2:16:22 AM  

Harry_Seldon: make me some tea: That dude has no Italian DNA at all. Looks rather English actually.

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With European Royalty, they were all basically German.


Originally, yes.
 
cyberspacedout [recently expired TotalFark]
2016-07-14 2:20:48 AM  
Clever that he picked Los Angeles. Unknowing customers would think he's referring to Venice Beach.
 
Kuroutesshin
2016-07-14 2:45:32 AM  

Harry_Seldon: make me some tea: That dude has no Italian DNA at all. Looks rather English actually.

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With European Royalty, they were all basically German.


There was an excerpt of a dissertation I saw years ago that argues all European royalty qualify as their own ethnic groups by almost every measure. Common language (French as a lingua franca, or English now), shared ancestry (duh), shared cultural experiences (marriages, weddings, deaths, wars, art, literature, music, etc.), rituals, even religion. They disdain exogamy, preferring to marry within the group.

This guy is from the House of Savoy, who started out as coming from Saxony. After that, there have been so many marriages and inter-breedings who's to say what they are? He wasn't even technically an Italian for decades if we're going by citizenship.
 
rogue49
2016-07-14 3:19:00 AM  
I give him credit, he's hustling.
Very American

Great take on the title to be put on the truck.
Shows his humility, humor and sense of marketing.

2 thumbs up

/on a tangent, Prince of England needs to go full bald.  Get rid the whisps, he's got the head for it.
 
ecmoRandomNumbers [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-14 3:46:22 AM  

make me some tea: That dude has no Italian DNA at all. Looks rather English actually.

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My Spanish great-great grandfather was blonde and had a red beard and blue eyes. Most Spaniards have an olive complexion and brown eyes, but some look basically Scandinavian. My dad is a first generation mestizo. His father is white Spaniard but his mother is Pueblo Indian (Ysleta Pueblo, NM). My dad has dark skin, black hair, and blue eyes. Those are very, very rare genetic traits to find in one person. The blue eyes come from the Spaniards.
 
BolloxReader [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-14 4:37:33 AM  
His resume makes it obvious this is an amusement to him. He isn't humbling himself, really. He's hobnobbing with the LA set, playing the vendor. It's a conceit.

I am not saying hate him for it. He jas a schtick that probably works very well for himself. He is married to Clotilde Courau, who reportedly has a $3 million net worth and... I see a report of a fling with Kate Moss. He seems to own a really nice place on Lake Geneva. Or he did in 2012.

I'm not hating on him but he is a playboy doing playboy things and I think some people are thinking he is doing something else.
 
GDubDub
2016-07-14 5:11:34 AM  

BolloxReader: His resume makes it obvious this is an amusement to him. He isn't humbling himself, really. He's hobnobbing with the LA set, playing the vendor. It's a conceit.

I am not saying hate him for it. He jas a schtick that probably works very well for himself. He is married to Clotilde Courau, who reportedly has a $3 million net worth and... I see a report of a fling with Kate Moss. He seems to own a really nice place on Lake Geneva. Or he did in 2012.

I'm not hating on him but he is a playboy doing playboy things and I think some people are thinking he is doing something else.


Usually when one comments twice that they don't hate, in 3 paragraphs,  they do.
 
Harry_Seldon
2016-07-14 5:38:33 AM  

make me some tea: Harry_Seldon: make me some tea: That dude has no Italian DNA at all. Looks rather English actually.

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With European Royalty, they were all basically German.

Originally, yes.


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Resident Muslim [OhFark]
2016-07-14 7:06:58 AM  

Harry_Seldon: Resident Muslim: Harry_Seldon: Just think...any male child heir of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi could run a "Prince of Persia" food truck.


Have the truck at the beach 24 hours a day and call it's "Sands of Time"?
:)

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Words of a wise man. Sage even.
 
Type random string here
2016-07-14 7:11:04 AM  

Harry_Seldon: Resident Muslim: Harry_Seldon: Just think...any male child heir of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi could run a "Prince of Persia" food truck.


Have the truck at the beach 24 hours a day and call it's "Sands of Time"?
:)

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No, the correct caption would have been "I'm sorry, the correct response is 'What are the sand of thyme."
 
Day_Old_Dutchie
2016-07-14 7:15:21 AM  
Emanuele Filiberto, 44, is the only male heir of Italy's exiled king, Umberto II, who was forced to resign when the country became a Republic after World War II.

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Spandau [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-14 7:59:37 AM  
Well played subby....well played.
 
BolloxReader [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-14 8:32:45 AM  

GDubDub: BolloxReader: His resume makes it obvious this is an amusement to him. He isn't humbling himself, really. He's hobnobbing with the LA set, playing the vendor. It's a conceit.

I am not saying hate him for it. He jas a schtick that probably works very well for himself. He is married to Clotilde Courau, who reportedly has a $3 million net worth and... I see a report of a fling with Kate Moss. He seems to own a really nice place on Lake Geneva. Or he did in 2012.

I'm not hating on him but he is a playboy doing playboy things and I think some people are thinking he is doing something else.

Usually when one comments twice that they don't hate, in 3 paragraphs,  they do.


So if someone points stuff like this out without a disclaimer they are a hater and if they emphasize that they aren't, they are still a hater?

What is the precise amount of emphasis to indicate that there are misconceptions but that one isn't criticizing the person being discussed?

I kind of appreciate his tack. It certainly beats his father suing Italy for human rights violations in kicking the family out when the republic was established.
 
The Irresponsible Captain [TotalFark]
2016-07-14 9:36:22 AM  
The way Europe is going now Italy may want a king back.
 
kdawg7736 [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-14 9:50:47 AM  
Well done, Subby. Well done.

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Persnickety [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2016-07-14 11:27:33 AM  
A box of macaroni is doing what???

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HailRobonia [BareFark]
2016-07-14 11:48:17 AM  
This reminds me, I am beginning to suspect that the Falafel King's royal lineage might not be as legitimate as I was lead to believe.
 
Cynicism101
2016-07-14 11:57:48 AM  

make me some tea: That dude has no Italian DNA at all. Looks rather English actually.

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Northern Italians can be pretty blonde (like one of my good friends) - people were pretty mobile in the olden days and there were Celtic tribes in the north. (I don't know anything about his lineage - maybe his line married into more recessive-tastic families anyway.)

/DNA in Europe is fun! Everyone's from everywhere!
 
Cynicism101
2016-07-14 12:03:55 PM  
Nice to see he's overcoming his past aggrievements and making something of himself. It always feels good to use your own noodle to come up with a business idea instead of living a playboy lifestyle.

:) :) :)
 
Best Princess Celestia
2016-07-14 2:18:14 PM  
"Doesn't italy use a king?"
 
StopDaddy
2016-07-14 3:01:13 PM  
In a somewhat embarrassing role for the blueblood, the prince also appeared in an advertisements for electronic cigarettes which promised to help users get 'more sex'.

I don't know what this is about, but I'm willing to bet any research into it would show the prince was far less than embarrassed.
 
mama2tnt
2016-07-14 4:43:51 PM  

StopDaddy: In a somewhat embarrassing role for the blueblood, the prince also appeared in an advertisements for electronic cigarettes which promised to help users get 'more sex'.

I don't know what this is about, but I'm willing to bet any research into it would show the prince was far less than embarrassed.



Didn't say HE was embarrassed about the role; maybe it was the reporter. Or publisher.

(I know there's no editor involved in media these days.)
 
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